Tag: AMLO

Contents: Mexico elects far left president amid skyrocketing murders, crime and corruption; Generational explanation for the violence in Mexico; More on the generational explanation of vitriolic divisiveness in America

Mexico tried to avoid it. They tried to keep radical leftist Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) out of power. And they succeeded – twice – before ultimately being left with no better options on their presidential ballots.

Leftist presidents around the world congratulated Mexico’s president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) on his election victory on Sunday, as the country’s relationship with its traditional allies takes a new turn.

Mexico’s presidency is going communist, following in the footsteps of Fidel Castro, Daniel Ortega, and Hugo Chavez. But Mexico is not a thousand miles away like Venezuela or tiny like Cuba and Nicaragua. It’s huge — 1/3 the size of the US — and shares a long border with us.